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MEDFORD, Mass. -- Junior Kevin Gilchrist pitched a complete-game shutout to lead Tufts to a 5-0 victory against the Bates baseball team in the NESCAC East Division opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Huskins Field.

Gilchrist scattered 10 hits over nine innings, with a Bates runner reaching third base only once. He did not walk a batter and struck out six while improving to 3-1 and lowering his era to 2.67 on the season.

The Jumbos won their fourth straight and moved to 7-4-1 overall and 1-0 in the NESCAC East. Bates, whose starter, junior righthander Karl Alexander (Cambridge, Mass.), had only one bad inning, fell to 6-8 overall and 0-1 in the conference as Alexander's record dipped to 2-1.

With the game tied 0-0 entering the bottom of the fourth, the Jumbos struck for four runs against Alexander. Back-to-back singles by Chase Rose and Matt Collins set the table. Tom Howard hit an RBI single, and the Jumbos also forced in runs with a walk and a hit by pitch.

Gilchrist, who had worked out of a two-on, one out jam in the first, faced a bases-loaded situation in the Bates fifth, but got a fly out. The Jumbos added a solo run in the fifth when Collins led off with a double and scored on the second sacrifice fly of the game by Ian Goldberg.

The Jumbos finished with 12 hits as Collins was 3 for 3 with two runs scored, Frank Petroskey was 3 for 4 with a run and Rose added two hits.

The teams continue their series with a double-header beginning at noon tomorrow.